Jones the Rhythm
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"Jones the Rhythm" is a track by Grace Jones, featured on her 1985 concept album *Slave to the Rhythm*, blending art-pop, funk, and avant-garde production.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Slave to the Rhythm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Grace Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtistPersona | Grace Jones’ androgynous image ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | 1980s art-pop ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Pull Up to the Bumper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | Slave to the Rhythm (single) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Bruce Woolley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stephen Lipson NERFINISHED ⓘ Trevor Horn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuredOn | music television channels in the 1980s ⓘ |
| genre |
art pop
ⓘ
avant-garde ⓘ funk ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hasBPMRange | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
noted as a key track on Slave to the Rhythm
ⓘ
praised for innovative production ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
funk-influenced rhythm section
ⓘ
orchestral arrangement ⓘ sampling and studio collage techniques ⓘ spoken word passages ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
dramatic vocal delivery
ⓘ
experimental pop structure ⓘ highly produced studio sound ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
album version
ⓘ
extended mix ⓘ single edit ⓘ |
| includedIn | Grace Jones compilations and retrospectives ⓘ |
| isConceptuallyRelatedTo | biographical narrative of Grace Jones ⓘ |
| isThematicContinuationOf | Slave to the Rhythm (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bruce Woolley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Slave to the Rhythm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Grace Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Trevor Horn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Island Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1985-10-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
drum machines
ⓘ
electric bass ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ orchestral strings ⓘ percussion ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Slave to the Rhythm